While
thinking about my Navy days, here’s a few things to ponder about being a sailor
…
You
Might Be A Sailor If:
You
think a Rhodes Scholar is someone who knows all about a famous ship designer...
You
think girls look "hot" in wet foul weather gear…
You
think rum is the official state drink…
Your
best shoes are boondockers...
Your
car's hood ornament is a ship’s wheel...
Your
halyards are brand new, but your belt has two splices...
Your
bar tab equals your paycheck...
You
use a marlinspike to break sunburn blisters...
You've
ever traded a Dramamine for a beer...
You
have to dress up to go to Wal-Mart…
You
think of duct tape as a long term investment…
You've
been involved in a bar fight over a barmaid...
You'll
marry a girl just to claim full BAH...
You fold all denim inside out and flat.
ReplyDeleteEven worse if you starch and iron it that way.
DeleteStarch and iron 4.0 sailor.
DeleteYou step highly when going through doors
ReplyDeleteWhen you hear someone say Olongapo you smile.
ReplyDeleteYou know what a deck ape is.
You have stood a mail bouy watch.
You have eaten the olive out of....
4 times there. Received my masters degree there??
DeleteYou duck when going through those same doors
ReplyDeleteAnd step high.
DeleteYou know what a bar fine is, (and have paid it, gladly)
ReplyDeleteYou still call a wall a bulkhead - or a bathroom a head.
ReplyDeleteYou enjoyed "walking the walls" during a storm.
ReplyDeleteYou are elated as your ETS date is approaching due to realizing that being a sailor on the Missouri was the worst decision you ever made.
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